Mary Steenburgen Quotes

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.

In a nation as dynamic and diverse as the United States, what makes us great is that our founding principles are rooted in the bedrock principle of freedom, including the right to free expression.

This is not a time to back away from the principles that this country was founded on.

I urge calm and sensitivity to the fundamental civil liberties of our country.

We, the people of the United States, we are a great Nation with a great vision.

In many respects, the United States is a great country. Freedom of speech is protected more than in any other country. It is also a very free society.

All of our freedoms – All of the time.

I have a right to nothing which another has a right to take away

I was an American citizen, and I had as many rights as anyone else.

Our individual liberty is the very essence of America. It is what makes America unique.

We have to protect the rights of the American people.

America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.

The government continues to erode our freedom.

I think that, as Americans, we should never forget that when we tamper with freedom of speech, it is a very sensitive issue that affects all of our constitutional rights and privileges.

We Americans unite faith and freedom in asserting that our liberties are your gift, God, not that of government.

As crucial as religion has been and is to the life of the nation, America's unifying force has never been a specific faith, but a commitment to freedom - not least freedom of conscience.

I very, very much want to be involved in helping those senators, congressmen, and women who support the principles that made America great.

I believe the people of the U.S. are peace-loving people.

If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.

The history of America is to expand civil liberties in a responsible and civil manner. We need to remember that our wonderful Democracy with its freedoms has been working.

Most Americans pay lip service to the idea of freedom, but can't handle real freedom.

Our plans protect freedom and opportunity, and our blueprint is the Constitution of the United States.

We will not let terrorists change our way of life; we will not live in fear; and we will not undermine the civil liberties that characterize our Democracy.

There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights.

We live in a land like no other - a land of freedom and opportunity unparalleled on the face of the globe.